The Events Calendar WordPress Plugin Time-Based SQL Injection Vulnerability

A time-based SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the Events Calendar plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 6.15.1. The vulnerability arises from inadequate escaping of user-supplied data in the 's' parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject additional SQL queries. Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to the extraction of sensitive information from the database.

Impact

Exploitation allows for time-based SQL injection, where an attacker can manipulate SQL queries to extract data from the database.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the Events Calendar plugin to version 6.15.1.1 or a newer patched version.